Non-refillable bottle.



P. M. OROSSETT.

NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1913.

Patented Feb. 17,1914.

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FRANCIS M. CROSSETT, OF VERONA, NEW YURK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO BARBARA GATHARINE CRGSSETT, OF VERONA, NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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Application filed June 10, 1913.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17', 1914.

Serial No. 772,818.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern lie it known that I, FRANCIS M. Cnossn'vr, a citizen of the United States. residing at Verona, in the county of Oneida and State of New Yarn have invented new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to bottles, and more particularly to bottles of the non-refillable type, and has for an object to provide a bottie that cannot be conveniently refilled after the original contents have once been withdrawn therefrom.

The invention embodies, among other ili'eatures, the provision of a bottle body including a neck in which is movably arranged a valve normally closing a passage from the bottle body to the neck, with a baffle member carried within the neck to prevent the insertion of instruments or wires therein in an endeavor to secure the valve in a oosition to poi ii; of refilling the bottle with a spuri ous fluid, the said bathe member further constituting a means for limiting the movement of the valve in the neck of the bottle body.

In the further disclosure of the invention. reference is to be had to the accon'lpanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of ref erence denote corresponding parts in all the views and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of my device, showing the valve in closed position; Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the valve in open position, the battle member being shown in side elevation; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken through the battle member.

Referring more particularly to the views, 1 provide a bottle body 10 including a neck 11, with a seat 12 formed within the neck 11 at its juncture with the bottle body 10, thus providing a passage 13 from the bottle body to the neck. The passage 13 is normally closed by a valve 14 consisting of a semi-circular head 15 and a tapered shank 16, the said head 15 being adapted to normally repose on the seat 12 to close the passage 13, with the shank 16 depending within the passage. A continuous groove 17 is formed on the inner surface of the neck 11 of the bottle body 10 and is adapted to receive therein the projecting ends of a substantially U-shaped spring 18, the said spring constituting a securing member for a battle member 19 arranged within the neck of the bottle body. The battle member is of a substantially tubular construction, with the top thereof closed and provided with a series of spiral grooves 20 in the side. The lower end of the baffle member is open in order that the spring 18 can be arranged therein so that its ends will project tl'irough a plurality of slots 21 formed in the battle member, and the lower end of the battle member is then preferably closed by a suit able plug 22. A plurality of side openings 23 are formed in the battle member 19 above and below the spring 18, and when the plug 29 has been ar 'anged on the battle member to close the lower end thereof and the said battle member arranged within the neck of the bottle body, it will be apparent that upon tilting the bottle body the contents of the bottle body, passing therefrom into the neck, will have to pass into the lower side opening 23 and thence through the tubular portion of the baille member and outwardly through the upper side opening 23, while at the same time a quantity of the fluid can also trickle through the spiral grooves 20 formed in the face of the battle member.

It will be readily apparent that in the use of the device described the bottle body is first tilled with the desired fluid, after which the valve 14- is permitted to drop into the neck and gravitate into position on the seat 12 to close the passage 13, with the shank 16 depending within the passage. The battle member 19 is now inserted in the neck of the bottle body and when the ends of the spring aline with the groove 17 it will. be apparent that the said ends will spring into the groove and lock the battle member within the neck, the said baiile memher being now in position so that when the bottle body is tilted and the valve 141 gravitates into open position to uncover the passage 13 the head 15 of the valve will engage the plug 29 so that the battle member will limit the movement of the valve with re spect to its seat and the passage which it normally closes.

It should be noted that the shank 16 is made sufiiciently long so that when the valve is in extreme open position, with the head 15 abutting against the under side of the plug 22, the lower end of the shank will still engage the restricted portion of the neck which forms the valve seat 12 so that the valve cannot be improperly displaced or become lodged in inoperative position in the neck due to the tilting of the bottle body.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with a bottle body including a neck provided with apassage to the bottle body, of a valve seat in the neck, a valve normally reposing on the seat and extending into the passage to close the same, av hollow baffle member open at its lower end within the neck and having aplurality of'openings communicating with a chamber in the neck,

a U-shaped spring arranged within the baifie member and having its ends projecting through apertures in the wall of the battle member and into a groove formed in the neck, for locking the baffle member within the neck, and aplug closing the lower end of the battle member and engaging the spring for holding the same in rigid position within the baflie member.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS M. CROSSETT. Witnesses:

CHARLES FUHs, J ESSE AVARD,

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